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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-1995-commencement-no-24-scotland-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2015/73",
  "legislation_title": "The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 24) (Scotland) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-1995-commencement-no-24-scotland-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection\nMade 18th February 2015\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 20th February 2015\nComing into force 1st April 2015\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 125(3) of the Environment Act 1995 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c.25 (“the 1995 Act”). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/73/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}